Glycolipid

biochemistry

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Glycolipid, any member of a group of fat-soluble substances particularly abundant in tissues of the nervous system of animals. They are members of the class of sphingolipids, but differ from the simpler members of that class in that their molecules contain a monosaccharide or disaccharide moiety.

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any member of a class of lipids (fat-soluble constituents of living cells) containing the organic aliphatic amino alcohol sphingosine or a substance structurally similar to it. Among the most simple sphingolipids are the ceramides (sphingosine plus a fatty acid), widely distributed in small amounts...